The passenger train collided with the freight train near the central Pakistan city of Multan

At least six passengers were killed and more than 100 others were hurt when a passenger train collided with a freight train near the central Pakistan city of Multan.

The pre-dawn accident happened on Thursday near the town of Sher Khan in Punjab province 15 minutes after the freight train stopped after hitting a man on the track, railway official Saima Bashir said.